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Liz Truss to dodge MPs’ questions, sending Penny Mordaunt instead

Sir Keir Starmer secured urgent question in bid to force PM to the despatch box

The Independent UK

Live: Chancellor Jeremy Hunt makes emergency statement - OLD

The new Chancellor is rushing forward measures that had been due to be announced on October 31 in a bid stabilise financial markets.

The Independent UK

Jeremy Hunt to deliver huge emergency statement today amid economic turmoil

The Chancellor` will address the House of Commons later ahead of the publication of his full medium term fiscal plan on October 31.

Daily Record

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What time is Jeremy Hunt's announcement today and what will he say?

He will also be addressing the House of Commons on Monday afternoon in a bid to reassure the markets

Wales Online

Boy, 11, named as 'ringleader' of teenage gang behind 80 different offences

Tory MP Scott Benton has called for the House of Commons to intervene, claiming a child has become the head of a gang, as Blackpool Council have slammed the comment saying: "Uninformed comments are unhelpful"

Daily Mirror

'My son died after a racist attack 25 years ago - I'm still having to fight for justice'

Ricky Reel, from West London, was 20 years old when he went out with friends on October 14, 1997 - he was found at the bottom of the River Thames following a racial attack and no one has ever been arrested or charged in relation to his death

Daily Mirror

Hundreds gather to mark 20th anniversary of Bali bombings - killing 202 people

20 years ago, two explosive bombs killed 202 people - including 88 Australians and 28 Britons in Bali, Indonesia. Today people gathered across the country to remember those lost in the painful tragedy.

Daily Mirror

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Liz Truss sums up her time as Prime Minister with one phrase

Under-fire Prime Minister creates trending moment during bruising questions in the House of Commons

Liverpool Echo

Keir Starmer scolds Liz Truss as PM promises no cuts to public spending despite '£60bn needed'

Labour leader Keir Starmer probed the Prime Minister in the House of Commons on her mini-budget which sent the markets into turmoil due to unfunded tax cuts.

Daily Record

Petition forces Commons debate on early general election

Debate could embarrass Liz Truss but cannot force her to go to country

The Independent UK

MP questions whether UK should sanction Elon Musk over Ukraine 'double game'

Chris Bryant, who chairs the All Party Parliamentary Group on Russia, today asked Defence Minister Alec Shellbrooke in the House of Commons whether the government had considered placing sanctions on SpaceX boss Elon Musk

Daily Mirror

How the Indian Act's 'blackout period' denied Indigenous Peoples their legal rights

Recent years have seen Indigenous land rights protests and assertions of sovereignty across Canada. In the wake of these events, many have been learning about and coming to terms with Canada’s treatment of Indigenous Peoples.

The Conversation

National Insurance cut for 28 million people could mean extra £330 a year to Brits

It would take effect next month

Nottingham Post

'Liz Truss promises us growth but she reduced pound to lowest-ever value in just one day'

Mark Steel says Prime Minister Liz Truss 'sounded like a disturbed seven-year-old' during her speech at the Conservative Party conference, in which she often mentioned the word 'growth'

Daily Mirror

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The Independent UK

Molly Russell’s father calls for independent regulation of online platforms

Ian Russell said ‘the age of self-regulation on internet platforms must be ended for the sake and safety of our children’.

Liverpool Echo

Former Knowsley deputy leader on Labour long list for West Lancashire by-election

Louise Harbour will face off against the daughter of the speaker of the House of Commons

The Conversation

Politicians dropping the F-bomb: There's more to it than you might think

In August 2022, while dealing with QAnon conspiracy theorists who had descended on her city, mayor Diane Therrien of Peterborough, Ont. responded in a less than diplomatic way. She tweeted at them to “fuck off, you fuckwads.”

The Guardian - UK

Truss’s benefits plans and why many Tories are sticking up for claimants

The PM is likely to face another rebellion if she drops pledge to raise benefits in line with inflation

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Wales Online

MPs want to dock Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng's pay over 'gross mismanagement' of economy

The Liberal Democrats plan to table a censure motion calling for them to lose half of their additional salaries paid as part of their roles in Government

The National (Scotland)

Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng facing bid to dock their pay amid economic turmoil

LIZ Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng are facing a parliamentary bid to dock their pay following their “gross mismanagement” of the economy.

The Independent UK

Truss and Kwarteng face Commons bid to dock their pay over ‘gross mismanagement’

The Liberal Democrats plan to table a censure motion calling for the Prime Minister and the Chancellor to lose half their additional salaries.

Daily Record

Pregnant West Lothian woman could be forced to give birth in Spanish jail

Jamielee Fielding was sent to prison over unpaid fines after travelling to Tenerife to see her father

Daily Mirror

Kwasi Kwarteng statement in full on tax cuts U-turn as he refuses to resign

Mr Kwarteng and Liz Truss finally relented to growing pressure after Tory MPs broke ranks over the 45% rate cut for the UK's highest owners, with the Chancellor saying: "We get it, and we have listened"

The National (Scotland)

Andrew Bowie refuses to say if he would vote to back mini-budget measures

The Scottish Tory MP was asked twice if he would back the mini-budget measures in a parliamentary vote and refused to do so

The National (Scotland)

Battle of Britain victories have always been sweet for Scottish sides . . . but now they matter more than ever

THE Battle of Britain, as Prime Minister Winston Churchill famously described it during a speech in the House of Commons, in 1940 saw Germany suffer…

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